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Justice Department restores Trump photo to public database of Epstein files

NEW YORK, Dec 22 (Reuters) – A photo of U.S. President Donald Trump that had been removed from the cache of Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Department of Justice was restored on Sunday after officials determined none of Epstein’s victims were in the image, the department said. The photo showing a desk with an open drawer containing a photo of Trump with various women was flagged by the Southern District of New York for review to protect potential victims. “After the review, it was determined there is no evidence that any Epstein victims are depicted in the photograph, and

130 schoolchildren and staff abducted in Nigeria last month have been released, police say

ABUJA, Nigeria, December 22, 2025 (AP) — Some 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month by gunmen have been released, police said Sunday. Gunmen seized at least 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state when they attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Papiri community on Nov. 21. Fifty escaped in the hours that followed and 100 schoolchildren were freed earlier this month. Niger State police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said in a statement that “the remaining batch of the abducted students” has now been released. “A total number of 130 victims including

Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, December 22, 2025 (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline as necessary to protect survivors of sexual abuse by the disgraced financier. Blanche pledged that the Trump administration eventually would meet its obligation required by law. But he stressed that the department was obligated to act with caution as it goes about making public thousands of documents that can include sensitive information. Friday’s partial release of the Epstein files has led to a new

Firm RBI intervention to support rupee; bonds to track central bank moves

A man walks past the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai, India, June 6, 2025. (Photo: Reuters)

MUMBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The rupee is likely to stay supported this week by firm Reserve Bank of India intervention, tempering its negative bias, while bond yields will track the central bank moves and offshore flows. The rupee jumped above 90 per U.S dollar late on Friday after the RBI stepped up intervention, ending the week up more than 1% at 89.27. Traders pointed out that dollar sales from state-run banks helped shore up the rupee, and cutting of speculative wagers against the currency amplified gains. It is quite likely that importers will step in to lock hedges from

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